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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MomBoss:

The purpose of a NannyCam is to catch your nanny neglecting or abusing your child when you are not present.

It is not to nitpick and micromanage your nanny when you are not there.

She is NOT you and will always do things a little differently because of this. It is only natural.

I am a nanny and will always do things a little differently than my bosses do and that is only natural and normal.

If you are going to utilize a NannyCam, utilize it for it's intended purpose...Do not abuse it because by doing so, you are making every parent who chooses to use one look bad in the process.[/quote]

OP here.  This is total nonsense.  While it's not abuse, it's also not doing things "a little differently" to leave a 2 y/o unattended and then let her cry when she falls and is hurt.  It's also not micromanaging to make sure my children are happy with the new nanny when I am not around.  I have never once called any nanny or mentioned anything I've seen on camera to "micromanage" them.  When I hired this nanny we did several trial days to see if she was a good fit.  While I was around I saw her playing with my oldest DCs, being cautious with them, etc.  Today I watched on the camera as she played all morning with the baby and my oldest DC played with a plastic hanger because he was so bored and was getting no attention from the nanny.  If he needs something or says something to her she is nice to him but she doesn't play with either of my oldest DCs the way I witnessed when I was around.  She also left the 4 year old to watch the 2 year old when she took the baby upstairs.  She's not doing anything abusive but I am not paying to have a warm body.  And before anyone jumps on me, I'm not going to discuss how much I'm paying her.  I agree that people DO get what they pay for and parents who try to economize when it comes to childcare should not expect a great nanny.  I am paying WELL above market rate with a lot of benefits in addition including guaranteed pay, vacation and sick time.

It's not micromanaging to expect the nanny to supervise the children carefully and to play with them.  Why shouldn't I use the cameras to make sure my children are happy?  Are you saying just because the nanny isn't abusive to the children I should just let everything else go?  I should just keep paying for 3 children while she mostly interacts with just 1?  And I shouldn't say anything because that's micromanaging?  What I'm expecting is NOT unreasonable.  I did my due diligence with the trial days before hand.  I spoke with all of her references (which were glowing) and did a background check.  So now that I did all that and she's not abusive I should just ignore what I see on the cameras? [/quote]

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